St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
Voluntary aided primary school in Clophill (Central Bedfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▼ 3.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.7%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
89%
134 / 150 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first36 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Esland Bedford School, 1.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 1.5 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 166 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 251 | Good, 2023 |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.7 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 145 | Good, 2024 |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 514 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent | 3.7 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Samuel Whitbread AcademyAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 293 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 435 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 903 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools | 4.5 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2024 |
| Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 78 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Arnold AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 704 | Good, 2023 |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | 4.7 mi | Primary | 104 | - |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015, previous school) |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 563 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income9
Employment9
Education and skills7
Health9
Crime7
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment9
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 35
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